tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12675490.post4179576860201506059..comments2023-09-21T05:16:43.144-04:00Comments on They Shoot Poets - Don't They?: What to do?Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06602358126864479992noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12675490.post-89193639901479930872007-07-03T08:49:00.000-04:002007-07-03T08:49:00.000-04:00Hesitation before birth. If there is a transmigrat...<I>Hesitation before birth. If there is a transmigration of souls then I am not yet on the bottom rung. My life is a hesitation before birth.</I><BR/><BR/>------------------------Franz KafkaNickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06602358126864479992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12675490.post-44883831065709513242007-07-03T08:32:00.000-04:002007-07-03T08:32:00.000-04:00As Greg Rappleye pointed out, it's Kafka's birthda...As Greg Rappleye pointed out, it's Kafka's birthday today (July 3).Andrew Shieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02804655739574694901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12675490.post-7856675186311345442007-07-01T10:05:00.000-04:002007-07-01T10:05:00.000-04:00Andrew, Kafka has of course always been a favorite...Andrew, Kafka has of course always been a favorite but I have never considered reading him for poetic inspiration. <BR/><BR/>Greg, I am a Plath & Hass fan but have yet to delve into Jim Harrison's work. Must remedy!<BR/><BR/>Brian, Kaminsky, Lee & Olds might do the trick. Although now that you mention the bard - I think I'll mosey on down to read some Marlowe while I'm at it. Maybe some drama (Dr. Faustus in particular) might do the trick.<BR/><BR/>Gentlemen, thanks for your suggestions.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06602358126864479992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12675490.post-7656475243927365032007-06-30T23:18:00.000-04:002007-06-30T23:18:00.000-04:00Let's see... Ilya Kaminsky (Dancing in Odessa), Li...Let's see... Ilya Kaminsky (Dancing in Odessa), Li Young Lee, Sharon Olds (for a good quickie), and Bill Knott, for a few contemporaries. Lately I've been listening to 100 Best Poems -- an audiobook. Of course, the poems are from the canon list, and that's obviously arbitrary as any "best of": but it's great to go over Shakespeare sonnets, Marvell's To His Coy Mistress & the Garden, etc. once again...Brian Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17182888011015400963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12675490.post-42527483960121883452007-06-30T18:24:00.000-04:002007-06-30T18:24:00.000-04:00"The Theory & Practice of Rivers" by Jim Harrison"..."The Theory & Practice of Rivers" by Jim Harrison<BR/><BR/>"Blackberrying" by Sylia Plath<BR/><BR/>"Meditation at Lagunitas" by Robert Hassgreg rappleyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16498560951002730878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12675490.post-18757608153561107982007-06-30T02:01:00.000-04:002007-06-30T02:01:00.000-04:00A non-poet whom I just pick up to read at random r...A non-poet whom I just pick up to read at random relatively often is Kafka. His short pieces simply remind me what writing can be, and they are often drop-dead funny.Andrew Shieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02804655739574694901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12675490.post-34068425193827572392007-06-29T19:29:00.000-04:002007-06-29T19:29:00.000-04:00Thanks, Suzanne! I'm not acquainted with Bridgit P...Thanks, Suzanne! I'm not acquainted with Bridgit Pegeen Kelly's work. I must remedy that. Who knows, all this reading might get me writing some good poetry for a change.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06602358126864479992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12675490.post-14257833141980408762007-06-29T13:51:00.000-04:002007-06-29T13:51:00.000-04:00Late to the party: Emily Dickinson, Rumi's "Like T...Late to the party: Emily Dickinson, Rumi's "Like This" And there are at least three Mary Oliver poems I could read endlessly [ducks head], Jane Kenyon, Bridgit Pegeen Kelly, Ammons, Blake, Auden, Wallace Stevens-- look what you've started!Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16623018763486643999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12675490.post-11044527218711680202007-06-29T07:46:00.000-04:002007-06-29T07:46:00.000-04:00Thanks all for suggesting poets that I must return...Thanks all for suggesting poets that I must return to and those that I must better acquaint myself with. Much appreciated.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06602358126864479992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12675490.post-72040017386856495142007-06-29T07:45:00.000-04:002007-06-29T07:45:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06602358126864479992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12675490.post-86879129050802571672007-06-28T22:15:00.000-04:002007-06-28T22:15:00.000-04:00I mean Fever Almanac- sorry Kristy!I mean Fever Almanac- sorry Kristy!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14067576860660881139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12675490.post-82756246809162752912007-06-28T15:21:00.000-04:002007-06-28T15:21:00.000-04:00Tony Hoagland everytimeand you know- I just got Kr...Tony Hoagland everytime<BR/><BR/>and you know- I just got Kristy Bowen's Fever Dreams and I really am enchanted.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14067576860660881139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12675490.post-32746672763067436692007-06-28T14:50:00.000-04:002007-06-28T14:50:00.000-04:00I'll mention the first five that come to mind: Cel...I'll mention the first five that come to mind: Celan, Stevens, Glyn Maxwell, Heaney. That's four, and now I'm thinking of too many to continue.Andrew Shieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02804655739574694901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12675490.post-21770483799002491632007-06-28T14:09:00.000-04:002007-06-28T14:09:00.000-04:00Elizabeth Bishop & James WrightElizabeth Bishop & James Wrightsam of the ten thousand thingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04378206265831223396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12675490.post-83351416245641271972007-06-28T13:47:00.000-04:002007-06-28T13:47:00.000-04:00Oooh. Off the top of my head: Nick Flynn, Sarah M...Oooh. Off the top of my head: Nick Flynn, Sarah Manguso, Sylvia Plath, Richard Siken, Sandra Cisneros.<BR/><BR/>I like the newer stuff.Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02108785153248826337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12675490.post-75949035400570047302007-06-28T09:36:00.000-04:002007-06-28T09:36:00.000-04:00Great topic! I often go through the same funky rea...Great topic! I often go through the same funky reading blah. Nothing lifts off the page. I'll typically go back to reading my first loves - Rilke, Rumi, Basho, Issa - the shorter the better. It helps me see poetry again at its elemental spark. This is what works and what has survived.Brent Goodmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02641064070156977984noreply@blogger.com